Fountain Avenue & Loring Avenue
Fountain Avenue and Loring Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Cypress Hills Community Center is 810 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fountain Av/Linden Blvd, is 50 feet away for the Q8, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fountain Av/Linden Blvd, 50 feet away, for the Q8.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fountain Av/Linden Blvd Q850 feetQ8
Next buses at this stop
- Q8 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Fountain Avenue and Loring Avenue.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 2797 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East New York-City Line
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Loring Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- Colony-South Brooklyn Houses Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,230 feet
Community centers and public services
- Cypress Hills Community Center810 feet
- Older adult center at 475 Fountain Avenue Older adult center810 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Linden Boulevard & Fountain Avenue 70 feet
- Linden Boulevard & Loring Avenue 100 feet
- Loring Avenue & Holly Street 290 feet
- Euclid Avenue & Loring Avenue 540 feet
- Fountain Avenue & Hegeman Avenue 620 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Fountain Avenue 620 feet
- Linden Boulevard & Euclid Avenue 730 feet
- Loring Avenue & Pine Street 810 feet
See every intersection along Fountain Avenue or Loring Avenue.